Methoprene treatment and its effect on male reproductive organ size and female remating in a fruit fly
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485322000621
Abstract: Abstract Methoprene, a juvenile hormone analog, is used to accelerate sexual maturation in males of species of economic importance in support to the sterile insect technique (SIT). In the SIT, mass-reared sterile males are released… read more here.
Keywords: female remating; inhibit female; male reproductive; methoprene ... See more keywords
Does female resistance to mating select for live-fast-die-young strategies in males? A comparative analysis in the genus Drosophila.
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13937
Abstract: Female promiscuity is a pervasive selective force on male reproductive traits, and the strength of sexual selection is predicted to influence the tradeoff between lifespan and reproduction. In species where sexual selection is intense, males… read more here.
Keywords: sexual dimorphism; remating rate; sexual selection; female remating ... See more keywords